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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Ralphs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ralphs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ralphs listed first.

  • Columbia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Columbia is located in Sussex County
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  • Delmar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hebron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
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  • Laurel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharptown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
  • Broad Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
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  • Galestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Riverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Riverton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Woodland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodland is located in Sussex County
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  • Walnut Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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  • Ward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ward is located in Sussex County
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  • Athol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Athol is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Salisbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <2>
  • Brookview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Quantico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Walston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Walston is located in Wicomico County (MD)
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  • Reliance
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Sycamore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sycamore is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord is located in Sussex County
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  • Seaford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ross is located in Sussex County
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  • Eldorado
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Vienna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Vienna is located in Dorchester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <2>
  • Oak Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Parsonsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Whitesville is located in Sussex County
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  • Finchville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ralphs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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